Garment hanger



Feb. 2 1926.

G. A. SIMS GKRIENT HANGER Filed Oct. 11, 1923 Patented Feb. 2, 1926.

UNIT-Ea STATES GROVE-R A. SIMS, OF REMLIG, TEXAS.

GARMENT HANGER.

Application filed October 11, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GROVER A. SIMs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Remlig, in the county of Jasper and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment Hangers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in garment hangers and has forits principal object the provision of a device of this character whichwill effectively hold clothing and the like thereon without thenecessity of removing the hanger from its support.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a garment hangerwhich is suspended from a tubular support and is so connected theretothat the hanger may be swung to any desired position for the purpose ofsupporting a garment thereon.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a new andimproved form and arrangement of parts of a garment hanger by reason ofwhich the cross bar of the hanger may be released to receive clothingthereon by means of which the necessity of disconnecting the hanger fromits support will be eliminated.

Referring now tothe drawing wherein like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure -1, and

Figure 3 is a detail view of the SBIILI- spherical member which partlysurrounds the support.

In the drawing, the reference numeral 1 indicates a supporting rod ortube which has a raised rib 2 extending the full length thereof forretaining the semi-spherical ring shaped member 3 in position while thehanger is being adjusted to a position desired by the user.

The ring shaped member 8 has one of its free ends terminated to providea projection 4 which extends through an opening 5 formed in the upperend of a lever 6.

Serial No. 667,859.

Said lever 6 extends down at an angle from the projection 4, and has ashort horizontal portion at its lower end, which is pivotally connectedby a pin 6 to a horizontal portion formed on the upper end of a lever6". The lever 6 also extends down at an angle and has its lower end alsoextending horizontally, said horizontal portion having an opening 7therein through which a pin 8 extends to pivotally connect the same tothe top of the shoulder braces 9, which are adapted to support a coat orthe like. The bracket also consists of a cross bar 10 which is swivellyconnected as at 11 to one of the shoulder braces, and the opposite endof said bar engages a hook shaped member 12 which is securely connectedas at 13 to the opposite shoulder brace and by means of this arrangementthe cross bar may be raised off the hook 12 and extended outwardly topermit the user of the device to place clothing, such as trousers or thelike thereon. A pair of clasps 14 are slidably arranged on said crossbar, and are designed to engage wearing apparel for the purpose ofsuspending the same from the hanger.

When it is desired to use the cross bar 10, the same is lifted off thehook 12 and swung outwardly to permit the operator of the device toplace the wearing apparel thereon and replace the bar on said hook.However, when it is desired to hang a skirt or the like, the same isplaced between the clasps 14 and suspended from the cross bar. Otherwearing apparel such as coats or the like may be placed over theshoulder braces and designed to suspend therefrom for the purpose ofretaining their shape.

By means of the pivotal connections of the levers 6 and 6 the garmentsupporting portion of'the hanger may be swung horizontally to anydesired position, within a certain limit, so that a garment may be movedto a position out of line with other garments supported on other hangerswhich are supported from the rod or tube 1.

Minor changes may be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the the endof one of the levers being pivotally appended claim. connected With thering member by a pivot \Vhat I claim is: pin which is aligned radiallywith the cen- A garment hanger comprising a rod, a ter of the ring andthe rod and a garment ring member having spaced ends and adaptsupportpivotally connected with the end ed to engage around the rod, said ringmemof the other lever.

her being sliduble upon the rod, means for In testimony whereof, I haveaffixed my holding the ring member against turning signature.

movement upon the rod, angularly dis- 10 posed levers pivotallyconnected together, G-ROVER A. SIMS.

